Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-31
PLEA FOR YOUNG MEN.
DIR. TALMAGE DISCUSSES THE TEMPTATIONS
THAT SURROUND THEN,
And the Lord Opened the Eyes Of the Young Man
Mighty Defense Of HOms-Sslf-Rslianes
and Observation-Disclosures
Of Christian Teachings.

lyn Tabernacle, and all the adjoining
rooms packed, and people turned away
Such was the scene to-day. The cOngre
CATION sang:
Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on"
The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D.
preached on the subject: Defense o
Young Men," and took his text from L
Kings, chap. vi, v. II: And the Lort
opened the eyes of the young man" Hi
said:
One morning in Dothan young theO
logical student was scared by finding him
self and Elisha, the prophet, upon whom
he waited, surrounded by whole army o.
enemies. But venerable Elisha was not
scared at all, because he saw th:
mountains full OF defense fol
him. in chariots made out o.
fire, wheels of fire, dashboard Of fire, and
cushion of fire, drawn by horses with nos
trils of fire, and name of fire, and haunches
of fire, and hoofS OF fire-a supernatural
appe lrance that could not be seen with
the natural eve. Sc the old minister
PRAYED that the young minister might see
them also, and the prayer was answered
and the Lord opened the eyes of the young
man, and he also saw the fiery procession,
looking somewhat, suppose, like the
Adirondacls or the Alleghenies in this au-
tumnal resplendence.
Many young men standing among the
most tremendous realities, have their eyes
half shut or entirely closed. May God
grant that my sermon may open wide
your eyes to your safety, your Opportu'
nifty and your destiny.
A mighty defense for young man Is n
good home. Some of my hearers look
back with tender satisfaction to their early
home 1t may have been rude and rustic,
hidden among the hills, and architect or
uphOlsterer never planned or adorned it.
But all the freSco on princely walls never
looked SO enticing to you as those rough
hewn raiters You can think of 10 park
or arbor of trees planted on fashionable
country seat so attractive as the plain
brook that ran in front of the old farm
house and sang under the weeping willows.
No barred gateway, adorned with statue
of bronze, and swung open by obsequions
porter in full dress, has half the glory OF
the swing gate. Many OF you have sec
ond dwelling place, your adopted home,
that also is sacred forever. There you
built the first family altar. There your
children were born. All those trees you
planted. That room is solemn, because
once i'll it, over the hot pillow, tapped
THE WING OF DEATH.
Under that roof You expect when your
work is done to lie down and die You
try with many words to tell the eXcellenCy
OF the place, but you fail. There is only
one word in the language that can describe
yOur meaning. 1t is home.
Now, declare it, that young man is
comparatively safe who goes ont into the
world with charm like this upon him.
The memory OF parental solicitude, watch
ing, planning and praying, will be to him
shield and a shelter. never knew a
man faithful both to h early and adopted
home, who at the same time was given
over to any gross form of dissipation oil
wickfdness. He who seeks his enjoyment
chiefly from outside association, rather
than from the more quiet and unpresum
ing pleasures of which have spoken, may
be suspected to be on the broad road tC
ruin. Absolom despiSed his fathers house,
and you know his history of sin and his
death of shame. If you seem
unnecessarily isolated from your
kindred and former associates, is there not
some room that You can call your own:
Into it gather books, and pictures, and a
harp. Have portrait over the mantel.
Make ungOdly mirth stand back from the
threshold. ConseCrate some spot with the
knee OF prayer. By the memory ot Other
days, fathers counsel and mothers
love, and a sisters conapence, call il
home.
Another defense for a young man is in
dustrious habit. Many young men, il
starting upon life in this age, expect tC
make their way through the world by the
use of their wits rather than the toll o.
their hands. A child now goes to the city
and fails twice before he is as old as hi:
father was when he first saw the spires O
the great town. Sitting in some Office
rented at Thousand dollars year. he j!
waiting for the bank to declare its dividend
or goes into the market expecting befOr,
night to he made rich by the rushing up o
| the stocks. Bat luck seemed so dull III
resolved on some other tack. Perhaps h,
borrowed from his
| EMPLOYEES MONEY DRAWER,
aud forgets to put it back, or for merely
| the purpose of improving his penmanshiI
makes a copy plate Of merchants sigua
ture. Never mind, all il right in trade
In some dark night there may come il
his dreams vision of Blackwell's Island
or of Sing Sing, but it soon vanishes. Ii
a short time he will he ready to retir,
from the busy world, and amid his flocks
aud herds culture the domestic virtues
Then those young men who once were hi
schOolmates, and knew no better than t.
engage in honest work, will come will
their OK teams to draw him logs, and will
their hard hands help heave up his castle
Thisls no fancy picture. 1t is everyday
life. | should not wonder if there wer,
some rotten beams in that palace,
| SuOulu uOl "OuuCl IL oilh
neses should smite through the younl
men, or if God should pour int
his cup of life draught that would thrill
him with unbearable agony. Ishould no
wonder if his children should become t
him living curse, making his home pes
and disgrace should not wonder if h
goes to a miserable grave, and beyond i
into the gnashing of teeth. The way o
the ungodly shall perish.
My young friends, there is no way t.
genuine success, except through toll eithe
of the head or hand. At the battle o
Crecy, in 1916, the Prince of Wales, find
ing himself heavily pressed by the enemy
sent wori to his father for help. Tn
father, watching the battle from wind
mill, and seeing that his son was no
wounded and could gain the day if b
would, sent word: mo, will not come
Let the boy win his spurs, for, if God will
1 desire that this day be his with all il
honors." Young man, fight your ovl
battle all through and you shall have tn
victory. Oh, it is a battle worth fighting
Two monarchs of old fought duel, Charlie
V. and Francis l. and the